> Well, most articulations ARE available either on one of the 5 keypads or
> via a keyboard shortcut.  Can you give an example of an articulation you
> could not access easily?

User defined ones for fingerings. I guess you must be able to add these to
the keypad (though i cannot find how), but work flow would still be at least
twice as slow as Finale. In Finale to enter fingering numbers (positioned a
standard distance to the left of the notehead) I have metatools programmed
so that each number takes just one click on the notehead while holding down
a key. The articulation is right near the cursor so dragging is easy as is
nudging with cursor keys if either are necessary. It looks like Sibelius
requires clicking on the keypad plus clicking on the note - at least twice
as slow.

The documentation with the demo is extremely skimpy, as shown by my having
to ask all of these questions here. The real user manual does not seem to be
available to download. In my case, and I would guess for other Finale users
exploring a possible switch, this was not a smart marketing move. I will
tell Sibelius.

So, in spite of downloading and trying the demo I am far from persuaded to
buy Sibelius, even though I am sick of Finale's direction and policies and
would very much like to find something better.

Richard Yates


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